Ms. Li

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Huizhi
Alias(es)	Ms. Li; Madam Li; Fashion Queen; Queen Huizhi
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Lu family; founder of AZ Fashion Group
Occupation/Role	Fashion executive; founder of AZ Fashion Group
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Early life and career

Li Huizhi refused the Li family's plan to force her into a marriage alliance after high school, secretly left home, and cut contact with them. She attended MOD Art and Design Academy in Paris, where the brand she founded gained entry into Parisian fashion circles. Her later AZ Fashion Group grew to encompass luxury brands and high-end fashion magazines. 1

She and Father Lu were each other's first love in high school. After ending their initial relationship, she later reunited with him following the death of his first wife; they married quickly and had a son, Lu Yang. 1

Lu Yang's disappearance

Lu Yang was kidnapped as a young child by the family nanny, who later died by suicide without revealing his whereabouts. Police believed the child was likely dead, leaving Ms. Li devastated and permanently straining her relationship with Father Lu, whom she blamed alongside herself for the loss. 1 4

When Lu Yang was finally located in Shancheng as teenager Lu Yao, Ms. Li immediately traveled there with Father Lu and Lu Qi. Although she longed to bring him home, she restrained her grief after realizing that he might hate them for abandoning him. 1 4

Rebuilding her family

Ms. Li remained in Shancheng after meeting Lu Yao, seeking chances to be near him despite his reluctance to return with the Lu family. When he protected her from motorcycle thieves and was injured, she personally took him to the hospital and became visibly distressed. 6

After learning that Mountain City No. 1 High School had expelled Lu Yao over an unverified accusation, she and Father Lu publicly identified him as their son and withdrew the Lu Group's planned fifty-million-yuan donation. 6

She later supported Lu Yao's transfer to Huiying High School and celebrated his reluctant agreement to return to Sea City, becoming emotional enough that he awkwardly comforted her with tissues. 7

Appearance

Ms. Li is described as cool, glamorous, and exquisitely featured. Her polished exterior and high-fashion presence contrast sharply with the grief and anxiety she displays over Lu Yao. 6 50

• A highly recognizable public face in China's fashion industry. 11 80
• Maintains an elegant, controlled demeanor even when emotionally distressed. 4 7
• Her expression becomes notably warm and amused around Lu Yao. 6 11

Personality

Ms. Li is proud, decisive, and fiercely independent. She escaped an unwanted marriage arrangement, built AZ Fashion Group herself, and refuses to let wealth, age, or blood ties dictate her choices. 1 50

Her greatest vulnerability is Lu Yao. She is deeply burdened by guilt over his disappearance, becomes anxious when he is briefly out of sight, and is willing to confront institutions and relatives openly to protect him. 4 6 11

Although she can be cold toward those who cross her boundaries, she expresses maternal affection openly: praising Lu Yao's gaming, dressing him in clothes she personally selects, posting about him online, and arranging thoughtful gifts for visiting children. 7 10 80

Career and Public Influence

• Founded AZ Fashion Group from scratch; the group includes luxury brands and high-end fashion magazines. 1
• Is widely known as China's “Fashion Queen” and an exceptionally influential figure in the fashion industry. 11
• Her rare Weibo post featuring Lu Yao attracted celebrities, business figures, and major online attention. 10 11
• Ordered the trend surrounding Lu Yao's silhouette suppressed because she feared public attention could endanger him. 11
• Her public identity as AZ Fashion Group's founder and Father Lu's wife confirmed Lu Yao's background to a national audience. 80 81

Relationships

• Lu Yao — Biological son. Ms. Li mourned him for years after his kidnapping, then devoted herself to rebuilding their relationship after his return. She consistently prioritizes his safety, dignity, and happiness. 1 6 10
• Father Lu — Husband and former high-school sweetheart. Their relationship was strained by Lu Yang's disappearance, but they act together to protect Lu Yao and confront those who mistreat him. 1 6 58
• Lu Qi — Stepson, whom she raised as her own son. Their relationship is close enough that Lu Qi considers her more of a mother than his biological mother. 1
• Old Madam Li — Biological mother. Ms. Li severed ties after Old Madam Li proposed adopting Li Guigu shortly after Lu Yang disappeared and later refused repeated attempts at coerced reconciliation. 10 50 58
• Li Guigu — Nephew. Ms. Li remains distant from him because the Li family sought to have him replace Lu Yao as her adopted son. 10
• Lu Shenyuan — Member of the Lu family and Lu Yao's admired “Little Uncle.” Ms. Li supports the family's shared interest in his esports career and teases Lu Yao about being his fan. 7 20

Story Role / Major Arcs

Defending Lu Yao's place in the family

Ms. Li openly declares Lu Yao to be the child she and Father Lu cherish above all else after the school exposes its mistreatment of him. 6

“Lu Yao is our child. He is the child we hold in the palms of our hands, the child we want to give every treasure in the world to.” 6

She makes up for lost time through everyday care: shopping for his wardrobe, publicly calling him “my handsome young man,” commissioning his custom bicycle, and protecting his privacy from online scrutiny. 10 11 12

Conflict with the Li family

When the Li family attempts to exploit Lu Yao's return to regain access to the Lu family's wealth and influence, Ms. Li refuses to preserve the appearance of harmony. She publicly states that she has no relationship with the Li family and rejects her mother's appeals to filial duty. 49 50 58

At Lu Yao's eighteenth-birthday banquet, she refuses to accept Old Madam Li's staged remorse or allow a gold gift to pressure Lu Yao into reconciliation. 57 58

The truth behind the kidnapping

Police later arrest Old Madam Li for involvement in Lu Yao's kidnapping and attempted murder fourteen years earlier. The motive was to clear the way for Li Guigu's adoption and eventual access to Lu family wealth. Ms. Li's long-standing distrust of her maternal family is thereby vindicated. 58

Vision of Lu Yao's prior fate

During Lu Yao's supernatural vision of a previous timeline, Ms. Li visits his grave on his death anniversary, apologizes for failing him, and begs him to appear in her dreams. After his death, she divorces Father Lu and leaves the family home, overwhelmed by grief and guilt. 36

Notable Quotes

“I have nothing to do with anyone in the Li family, now or in the future! If you want to put on a show of being one loving family, there is no need to drag me in as part of the cast.” 50

“You played wonderfully.” 7